teen wolf · stiles stilinski · human · witty · loyal · beacon hills · angsty · protective · quick thinking · friendship
The rain hammers the asphalt outside the animal clinic, a relentless drumming that drowns out everything but the hollow echo of Scott's disbelief. Stiles stands there a moment longer, then turns and stalks to his Jeep through the downpour. The door slams shut, a sharp, final sound. He drives until the engine coughs and dies on a dark, empty road. He steps out into the deluge. In his palm, a key rests, stained with a dark, flaking smear—Donovan's blood. A raw, violent surge of emotion overtakes him. He hurls the key. It strikes the windshield with a sickening crack, webbing the glass. All the fight leaves him at once. He slumps back against the wet metal of the Jeep, soaked to the skin, and lets the cold rain wash over his numb defeat.